Burial And Four Tet ‘Nova’

Super-producers Burial and Four Tet are no strangers to teaming up, having worked together multiple times in the past, most notably with Thom Yorke for the memorable track ‘Ego’. Therefore it doesn’t come as a huge surprise that they’re at it again, this time dropping a collaboration called ‘Nova’ onto Soundcloud with little to no warning. And the track is just incredible.

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Arcade Fire ‘Abraham’s Daughter’

Over the weekend a new song from Arcade Fire appeared online in the form of ‘Abraham’s Daughter’. It’s taken from the soundtrack to the upcoming movie ‘The Hunger Games’, which in turn is based on the book series of the same name. Needless to say Arcade Fire do not disappoint, even if the song is a stark departure from most of the most on ‘The Suburbs’. Have a listen below.

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The Griswolds ‘Mississippi’

The reliably excellent Rare Finds have announced their first band of 2012, and it’s none other than Sydney’s The Griswolds. The band not may be from Brisbane like most of Rare Finds’ signings, but they play just as infectious pop music as the likes of YesYou and The Belligerents, which is a very very good thing. Check out their euphoric single ‘Mississippi’.

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Sufjan Is Coming Back

In what is genuinely surprising news, Sydney’s Vivid Festival has announced today the first act of their 2012 lineup, and it is none other than Sufjan Stevens. Given that Sufjan toured Australian last year you could have been forgiven for thinking that he wouldn’t be making it back out our way for a while, but this news will no doubt be welcomed by hardcore fans as well as those who missed his tour last year. That is of course assuming that he will announce a series of dates around Australia to coincide with his appearance at Vivid.

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Watch Two New Radiohead Songs

Just in case you needed another reason to be excited for Radiohead’s upcoming Australian tour, last night the band played a gig in Miami where they featured not one but two new songs in a massive 24-song set. You can watch videos of both tracks, ’Identikit’ and ’Cut A Hole’, below, thanks to BPM.

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Jonathan Boulet ‘Trounce’

Jonathan Boulet has resurfaced following the release of his acclaimed self-titled debut record to announce his new album, the fantastically titled ‘We Keep The Beat, Found The Sound, See The Need, Start The Heart’, due out in June. We’ve already had one taste of it ages ago with ‘You’re A Animal’, and now there’s another track floating around the interwebs from the record in the form of ‘Trounce’. Have a listen below and then grab it for free in exchange for an email address via Modular People.

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